Foreigners’ participation in political rallies not acceptable: FO

Pakistan’s foreign office has said the participation of foreign nationals in any political activity in Pakistan is “unacceptable”, days after officials said they had killed dozens of Afghan nationals during violent protests in Islamabad this week. was arrested. The government had accused the PTI of deploying Afghan nationals. for taking part in anti-government protests and said authorities had arrested more than 1,100 Khan supporters., including 60 Afghan nationals residing illegally in the country, who attacked the Pakistani. capital earlier this week. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced on Wednesday that after December 31, 2024, Afghan citizens will not be allowed to stay in the federal capital Islamabad without proper permission. 3 million legal Afghan refugees asked about the impact of seeking permission to stay in IslamabadMumtaz Zahra Baloch, Spokesperson of the Pakistani Foreign Office, said that the Pakistani Ministry of Interior will soon release the details of the policy. to respect Pakistani laws and customs in Pakistan,” he said at a weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Friday. Deporting Illegal Aliens Effective November 1, 2023, following an increase in bombings that the government says were carried out by Afghan civilians or militants who had crossed into Pakistan from the neighboring country. Islamabad has also accused illegal Afghan immigrants and refugees of involvement in smuggling and other crimes.